diff --git a/src/main/worker.c b/src/main/worker.c
index 7c2e82f..6f1d920 100644
--- a/src/main/worker.c
+++ b/src/main/worker.c
@@ -14,19 +14,58 @@ struct worker_closing_socket {
 	liWorker *wrk;
 	GList *link;
 	int fd;
+	ev_tstamp close_timeout;
 };
 
-static void worker_closing_socket_cb(int revents, void* arg) {
-	worker_closing_socket *scs = (worker_closing_socket*) arg;
-	UNUSED(revents);
+static void worker_close_socket_now(worker_closing_socket *scs) {
+	liWorker *wrk = scs->wrk;
 
-	/* Whatever happend: we just close the socket */
 	shutdown(scs->fd, SHUT_RD);
 	close(scs->fd);
-	g_queue_delete_link(&scs->wrk->closing_sockets, scs->link);
+	g_queue_delete_link(&wrk->closing_sockets, scs->link);
 	g_slice_free(worker_closing_socket, scs);
 }
 
+static void worker_closing_socket_cb(int revents, void* arg) {
+	worker_closing_socket *scs = (worker_closing_socket*) arg;
+	liWorker *wrk = scs->wrk;
+	ssize_t r;
+	UNUSED(revents);
+
+	/* empty the input buffer, wait for EOF or timeout or a socket error to close it */
+	g_string_set_size(wrk->tmp_str, 1024);
+	for (;;) {
+		r = read(scs->fd, wrk->tmp_str->str, wrk->tmp_str->len);
+		if (0 == r) break; /* got EOF */
+		if (0 > r) { /* error */
+			switch (errno) {
+			case EINTR:
+				/* call read again */
+				continue;
+			case EAGAIN:
+#if EWOULDBLOCK != EAGAIN
+			case EWOULDBLOCK:
+#endif
+				/* check timeout: */
+				if (!(revents & EV_TIMEOUT)) {
+					/* wait again */
+					ev_once(wrk->loop, scs->fd, EV_READ, scs->close_timeout - ev_now(wrk->loop), worker_closing_socket_cb, scs);
+					return;
+				}
+				/* timeout reached, break switch and loop */
+				break;
+			default:
+				/* real error (probably ECONNRESET or similar): break switch and loop */
+				/* no logging: there is no context anymore for the socket */
+				break;
+			}
+			break; /* end loop */
+		}
+	}
+
+	worker_close_socket_now(scs);
+}
+
 void li_worker_add_closing_socket(liWorker *wrk, int fd) {
 	worker_closing_socket *scs;
 
@@ -42,13 +81,14 @@ void li_worker_add_closing_socket(liWorker *wrk, int fd) {
 	scs->fd = fd;
 	g_queue_push_tail(&wrk->closing_sockets, scs);
 	scs->link = g_queue_peek_tail_link(&wrk->closing_sockets);
+	scs->close_timeout = ev_now(wrk->loop) + 10.0;
 
 	ev_once(wrk->loop, fd, EV_READ, 10.0, worker_closing_socket_cb, scs);
 }
 
 /* Kill it - frees fd */
 static void worker_rem_closing_socket(liWorker *wrk, worker_closing_socket *scs) {
-	ev_feed_fd_event(wrk->loop, scs->fd, EV_READ);
+	ev_feed_fd_event(wrk->loop, scs->fd, EV_TIMEOUT);
 }
 
 /* Keep alive */
@@ -387,7 +427,7 @@ void li_worker_free(liWorker *wrk) {
 	{ /* force closing sockets */
 		GList *iter;
 		for (iter = g_queue_peek_head_link(&wrk->closing_sockets); iter; iter = g_list_next(iter)) {
-			worker_closing_socket_cb(EV_TIMEOUT, (worker_closing_socket*) iter->data);
+			worker_close_socket_now((worker_closing_socket*) iter->data);
 		}
 		g_queue_clear(&wrk->closing_sockets);
 	}